Clothes-wringer.



Patented June 21, 1904.

I PATENT OFFICE.

VVORTHINGTON BULKELEY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

CLOTH ES-WRINGER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 762,983, dated June 21,1 904 Application filed May 31, 1901.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WORTHINGTON BULKE- LEY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Cleveland, inthe county of Cuyahoga and State ofOhio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Clothes-VVringers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to clothes-wringersin which pressure-rollers arecombined with:

frame, springs, and adjusting devices to adapt them to general use.

The object of my invention is to provide a clothes-wringer witheconomical and eflective clamps which of themselves form the entire baseof the frame and may swing to any convenient position for securing thewringer to a tub or other support and, if desired, be used as a meansfor regulating the pressure on the rollers. I attain these objects bythe mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure1 is an elevation, partly in section, of one end of a clothes-wringerwith clamp attached at lower part of frame,and the other end is of thesame construction as the end shown. held together by bolt L. Fig. 3 isan elevation, partly in section, of one end of aclotheswringer,showingmodiflcation of frame, made of tubing, andutilizing the clamp as an adjusting device, and the other. end isof thesame construction as the end shown. Fig. 4C is a vertical sectional viewof clamp detached from frame the better to illustrate its construction.Fig. 4 shows the bearing for lower roller detached from clamp. Theconstruction shown in Figs. l and 4: is the same as that shown in Fig.3.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In Fig. 1 one end of a wringer is shown. The upright frame A is hollowand retains at its upper end the pressure-screw B in connection with thespring O, which in turn rests on the upper sliding bearing D, whichrests on the journal E of roller 0, thereby furnishing a yieldingpressure which may be regulated by the pressure-screw B. The lower partof frame A retains within its tubular chamber the stationary bearing D,which Fig. 2 is a cross-section of frame Serial No. 62,649. (No model.)

supports the journal E of roller 0, while the bottom of frame A isformed with the internal flange F, which retains within the tubularchamber vertically .under the'lower bearing D the collar H of clamp G,allowing the clamp G to swing freely completely around in frame A, ofwhich it forms the entire base. It can thus be utilized at any angle orfrom either side, the clamp Gr being provided with the thumb-screw K tosecure it to tub or other support. i

Fig. 2 shows the construction of the lower parts of the frames A and A.The lower portions of these frames; are made in two parts, onedetachable from the other,and these parts are held together by the boltL to permit the insertion of the bearings and clamps and to hold thebearings within the frames and the clamps securely connected thereto.

In Fig. 3 one end of a wringer is shown. The style of frame is changed.The hollow upright A takes the form of an arch at its upper end,retaining the spring G which rests on the upper sliding bearing D, whichrests on journal E of roller 0, the journal E resting on the bolt L. Thelower journal E of roller 6 rests on the sliding bearing D which has itslower surface formed into a cam d to match the upper end of collar H ofclamp Gr, which swings on the internal flange F within the tubularchamber under the lower bearing D Two styles of upper frame A A areshown, the better to illustrate the adaptability and action of clamps GG, referred to hereinafter.

In Figs. 4 and 4 the clamp G and lower bearing D are shown detached andseparated, thus showing clearly the collar H and cam d.

It is evident as the two sections of frame A, Figs. 1 and'2, are drawntogether by the the swinging of the clamp G on the internal flange Fraises the cam d, thereby raising the lower bearing D and in turn therollers e 6", even to the extent of lifting the upper journal E off fromthe support or bolt L, thus bringing full pressure on the rollers e e.

The frame A or A above the bolts L L may be somewhat varied; but thelower part is made tubular to retain the collars H H of clamp Grvertically under the lower bearings D D allowing the clamp to swingfreely on the internal flanges F F, thus securing elfectiveness and thegreatest economy in material, as the clamps G G also form the entirebase for frame A or A, while the whole forms practically a neatcontinuous supporting upright frame.

I am aware that swinging clamps have been attached to clothes-wringersin various ways, but

What 1 claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A clothes-wringer frame consisting of an upper section, adapted tosupport springs,pressure-rollers and bearings, terminating with tubularchambers containing internal flanges vertically under the lower bearingsin combination with clamps, forming the entire base sections of saidframe, having upward-projecting collars entering said tubular chambers,all substantially as shown and for the purpose herein set forth.

WORTHINGTON BULKELEY. Witnesses:

ALBERT E. DUNNING, ALLISON M. GIBBoNs.

